NAPSRX FINAL EXAM REVIEW SHEET
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A generic drug is ____ to the originatory brand-name drug in dosage,
strength, safety, and quality.
Answer: bioequivalent
⩥ what list is generally considered the most reliable source of
information on therapeutically equivalent drug products.
Answer: "approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence"
⩥ which of the following is an Orange Book rating.
Answer: AA
⩥ what is the term for chemical equivalents which, when administered
in the same amounts, will provide the same biological or physiological
availability as measured by blood and urine levels.
Answer: biological equivalents
⩥ what term denotes a drug that is identical or bioequivalent to the
originator brand-name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route,
quality, performance, characteristics, and intended use.
,Answer: generic
⩥ what term denotes the dispensing of an unbranded generic product for
the product prescribed.
Answer: generic substitution
⩥ what is the duration off a patent challenge.
Answer: 180 days
⩥ How is a drug sample closet or cabinet like a grocery store shelf?.
Answer: the more visibility you can give your drug, the more likely that
it will be prescribed
⩥ pharmaceutical representatives do not typically store and secure their
own drug samples.
Answer: false
⩥ Sampling is sometimes the most important factor in a pharmaceutical
rep's success..
Answer: true
⩥ the FDA approves storage conditions for drug products.
Answer: true
,⩥ pharmaceutical representatives must alwasy record the amount of
drug samples left and obtain a signature for that amount.
Answer: true
⩥ what is prohibited by Section 503 of the federal food, drug, and
cosmetic act, as amended by the prescription drug marketing act.
Answer: the sale, purchase, or trade or offer to sell, purchase, or trade
prescription drug samples
⩥ the federal government does not regulate the drug sampling for a
pharmaceutical representative.
Answer: false
⩥ which of the following is permitted by Section 503 of the federal
food, drug and cosmetic act.
Answer: cannot donate or sell prescribtion drug samples
⩥ which entity issues monographs that define how drugs should be
stored, and what variance is allowed in their stated contents.
Answer: United States Pharmacopoeial Convention
⩥ Storage conditions for drug products are based on information
supplied by the manufacturer.
, Answer: true
⩥ medications are usually unaffected by changes in temperature, light,
humidity, and other environmental factors.
Answer: false
⩥ In which cases can degraded drugs SOMETIMES still be used?.
Answer: when the amount off remaining drug has not fallen lower than
85-90% of that stated on the label
⩥ Drug recalls are almost always negotiated with the FDA beforehand..
Answer: true
⩥ Which problem would NOT be improved by electronic prescribing
systems?.
Answer: none: patients "doctor-shopping" for controlled substances,
pharmacists misreading prescriptions, physicians wasting time calling
pharmacies
⩥ what should you do if you recieve a shipment from your employer and
you notice that there are twice as many samples as what is posted on the
packing slip.
Answer: call your sales manager to inform him/ her of the mistake and
ask for instructions posted on the packing slip
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A generic drug is ____ to the originatory brand-name drug in dosage,
strength, safety, and quality.
Answer: bioequivalent
⩥ what list is generally considered the most reliable source of
information on therapeutically equivalent drug products.
Answer: "approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence"
⩥ which of the following is an Orange Book rating.
Answer: AA
⩥ what is the term for chemical equivalents which, when administered
in the same amounts, will provide the same biological or physiological
availability as measured by blood and urine levels.
Answer: biological equivalents
⩥ what term denotes a drug that is identical or bioequivalent to the
originator brand-name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route,
quality, performance, characteristics, and intended use.
,Answer: generic
⩥ what term denotes the dispensing of an unbranded generic product for
the product prescribed.
Answer: generic substitution
⩥ what is the duration off a patent challenge.
Answer: 180 days
⩥ How is a drug sample closet or cabinet like a grocery store shelf?.
Answer: the more visibility you can give your drug, the more likely that
it will be prescribed
⩥ pharmaceutical representatives do not typically store and secure their
own drug samples.
Answer: false
⩥ Sampling is sometimes the most important factor in a pharmaceutical
rep's success..
Answer: true
⩥ the FDA approves storage conditions for drug products.
Answer: true
,⩥ pharmaceutical representatives must alwasy record the amount of
drug samples left and obtain a signature for that amount.
Answer: true
⩥ what is prohibited by Section 503 of the federal food, drug, and
cosmetic act, as amended by the prescription drug marketing act.
Answer: the sale, purchase, or trade or offer to sell, purchase, or trade
prescription drug samples
⩥ the federal government does not regulate the drug sampling for a
pharmaceutical representative.
Answer: false
⩥ which of the following is permitted by Section 503 of the federal
food, drug and cosmetic act.
Answer: cannot donate or sell prescribtion drug samples
⩥ which entity issues monographs that define how drugs should be
stored, and what variance is allowed in their stated contents.
Answer: United States Pharmacopoeial Convention
⩥ Storage conditions for drug products are based on information
supplied by the manufacturer.
, Answer: true
⩥ medications are usually unaffected by changes in temperature, light,
humidity, and other environmental factors.
Answer: false
⩥ In which cases can degraded drugs SOMETIMES still be used?.
Answer: when the amount off remaining drug has not fallen lower than
85-90% of that stated on the label
⩥ Drug recalls are almost always negotiated with the FDA beforehand..
Answer: true
⩥ Which problem would NOT be improved by electronic prescribing
systems?.
Answer: none: patients "doctor-shopping" for controlled substances,
pharmacists misreading prescriptions, physicians wasting time calling
pharmacies
⩥ what should you do if you recieve a shipment from your employer and
you notice that there are twice as many samples as what is posted on the
packing slip.
Answer: call your sales manager to inform him/ her of the mistake and
ask for instructions posted on the packing slip
